Hand-book of calisthenics and gymnastics : a complete drill-book for schools, families, and gymnasiums : with music to accompany the exercises . ed. SECOND SERIES. First Position. No. 178.—The instructor will command : 1. Leg and Foot Exer-cise ; 2. Second Series; 3. First—Position. No. 179.—At the last command, thestudent will take the position, by slightlyelevating the toes and turning quickly onthe heels, so that the inner parts of thefeet touch each other from the heels tothe toes, as in Fig. 88. No. 180.—First Movements— this command, the right foot will turnon the heel to the rig
Hand-book of calisthenics and gymnastics : a complete drill-book for schools, families, and gymnasiums : with music to accompany the exercises . ed. SECOND SERIES. First Position. No. 178.—The instructor will command : 1. Leg and Foot Exer-cise ; 2. Second Series; 3. First—Position. No. 179.—At the last command, thestudent will take the position, by slightlyelevating the toes and turning quickly onthe heels, so that the inner parts of thefeet touch each other from the heels tothe toes, as in Fig. 88. No. 180.—First Movements— this command, the right foot will turnon the heel to the right, the point of thefoot describing the arc a b in Fig. 88, soas to form a right-angle front with theheels, and recover the commencing posi-tion four times ; then, at the command,Left, the left foot will make four corre-sponding outward motions from the posi-tion, describing the arc a c ; and finally,at the command, Alternate, eight out-ward motions will be made with the feetalternately, the right foot first describingthe arc a b and recovering the commencing position, and then theleft foot describing the arc a c in like LEG AND FOOT EXERCISE. 213 No. 181.—Second Movements—Right. The remaining com-mands, the number of motions, and the order in which they are made,are the same as in No. 180 ; but the toes are kept in position, andthe heels are turned out sidewise as far as possible. No. 182.—Third Movements—Toes. At this command, thepoints of both feet will be turned out simultaneously to the sides,describing the arcs a b and a c, Fig. 88, and brought back to thecommencing position four times ; then, at the command, Heels, fouroutward motions will be made with the heels simultaneously; andfinally, at the command, Alternate,eio;ht outward and inward motions willbe made alternately, the points of bothfeet being first turned out to the sidesand brought back to the commencingposition, and then the heels. Thetime is marked by the patter of thetoes, or the h
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